Yossi Ghinsberg: Inspirational Adventurer
Survival and resilience keynote speaker Yossi Ghinsberg empowers audiences with profound lessons from his Amazon ordeal, inspiring courage, adaptability, and inner strength in the face of extreme adversity.
Quick Facts:
- Survivor of a 21-day ordeal alone in the Bolivian Amazon
- Author of bestselling survival memoirs
- Story adapted into the Hollywood film Jungle
- Expert on resilience, adaptability, and mindset under pressure
- Formats: Resilience, Survival Psychology, and Leadership Keynote Speaker
- Audiences: Corporate teams, leadership groups, global conferences, high-pressure industries, and organizations seeking tools for resilience, adaptability, and thriving in uncertainty.
- Outcomes:
- A powerful understanding of resilience rooted in real-life extreme survival.
- Practical insights on mindset, adaptability, intuition, and self-leadership under pressure.
- A renewed belief in personal capacity to overcome adversity and embrace transformation.
- Travels from: Tel Aviv-Yafo
- **Fee range: $10,001 - $20,000
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Keynote Topics:
Jungle Survival skills for Business
Jungle Survival skills for Business
The Power To Survive
After a tragic separation from his friends, one man is lost alone for weeks in the heart of the Amazon with no food or weapons, in the midst of the worst rainy season in decades.
Through this inspiring experience Yossi Ghinsberg takes his audiences on an emotional experience of inner strength and self-discovery.
This keynote presentation is based on Yossi’s international bestseller ‘Jungle’, now also aired as a docu-drama mentary produced by the Discovery Channel and now soon ready for release as a major motion picture to be feature film directed by Greg McLean and starring Daniel Radcliffe — ‘Harry Potter!’
You can hear a pin-drop in the room when Yossi Ghinsberg takes the stage.
But there is much more than sheer entrancement in his storytelling.
Yossi translates his own lessons of survival into principal and effective strategies for business excellence. In this unique presentation audiences will;
- Feel empowered to adapt to their circumstances. They learn that we are co-creators of our own realities, in life and in business
- Explore how adversity is part of life; being a victim is a matter of choice, following our business survival instincts will often lead to success
- Learn how to move away from competition into a collaborative mindset, one that fosters innovation and ultimately, survival
Jungle Survival skills for Change
Innovation: In Flux, In Flow
In many industries, the rapid rate of change employees are facing can leave people feeling as though they are lost in the wilderness.
Something Yossi Ghinsberg has experienced first hand. After a tragic separation from his friends,
Yossi was lost alone for weeks in the heart of the Amazon with no food or defenses, in the midst of one of the worst rainy season for decades.
Yossi Ghinsberg translates his own lessons of survival – where every single moment left him at the mercy of the jungle, and his ability to adapt fast to the changing circumstances literally meant the difference between life and death – into effective strategies for those experiencing change in the work environment
Jungle Survival skills for Teams
Collaboration, Innovation, Survival
After a tragic separation from his friends, one man is lost alone for weeks in the heart of the Amazon with no food or supplies, in the midst of the worst rainy season in decades.
A key insight from Yossi Ghinsberg harrowing story is that the law of the Jungle itself relies on collaboration. Working intelligently with his changing conditions,
Yossi was able to perceive innovative ideas vital to his survival.
He challenges organisations to think about how they can apply collaborative thinking; expanding out from the limiting mindset of pure competition, designing environments where teamwork can thrive, skills are utilised and ideas are shared.
In this unique presentation audiences will;
- Learn how to move away from competition into a collaborative mindset, one that fosters innovation and ultimately, survival
- Feel empowered to adapt to their changing circumstances and roles and forge a united team
- Learn that we are co-creators within the wider team and organisation
- Be motivated to become day-to-day heroes in their lives and at work
Talent Short Bio
Yossi Ghinsberg is a world-renowned adventurer, bestselling author, and motivational keynote speaker whose extraordinary survival story has inspired audiences around the globe. Best known for surviving nearly three weeks alone in the uncharted Bolivian Amazon after becoming separated from his expedition group in 1981, Yossi’s journey has become one of the most remarkable modern stories of resilience, endurance, and human potential.
At just 21 years old, Yossi faced extreme isolation, danger, and uncertainty deep within the Amazon rainforest, surviving without shelter, food security, or human contact. His experience demanded extraordinary mental resilience, intuitive decision-making, emotional strength, and an unwavering belief in hope and possibility. His story has since been shared internationally through bestselling books, documentaries, and the Hollywood film Jungle, starring Daniel Radcliffe.
Beyond his survival experience, Yossi brings a multidimensional perspective shaped by studies in philosophy and business, combined with decades of work in social justice, environmental development, innovation, and leadership initiatives. His work explores how individuals and organizations can navigate uncertainty, embrace change, and strengthen resilience in high-pressure environments.
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